What is the median of 15 integers?

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What is the median of 15 integers? (1) Exactly seven of the numbers are greater than 7. (2) Exactly seven of the numbers are less than 7. Not okay with OA provided.

Bunuel · Answer

The median of a set with odd (15) numbers is the middle term.

(1) Exactly seven of the numbers are greater than 7. Not sufficient.
(2) Exactly seven of the numbers are less than 7. Not sufficient.

(1)+(2) Since  exactly  seven numbers are greater than 7 and  exactly  seven numbers are less than 7, then the remaining 15th number is neither more than 7 nor less than seven, so it IS 7. In addition it's the middle number, thus median=7. Sufficient.

Answer: C.

ygdrasil24 · Answer

can you explain in details?

ygdrasil24 · Answer

can you explain in details? 
If 7 numbers are greater than 7, then situation could be

1,2,3,4,5,6,7, 8 numbers greater all number greater than 7
 so median is 7.
Or
7,7,7,7,7,7,7, 8 numbers greater than 7, so median is 7.

Similarly for less than 7 condition.
whats wrong ?

Bunuel · Answer

We are told that there are 15 integers in the set. The first statement says that  exactly  seven of the numbers are greater than 7.

Now, your examples does not satisfy any of the conditions.

ygdrasil24 · Answer

We are told that there are 15 integers in the set. The first statement says that  exactly  seven of the numbers are greater than 7.

Now, your examples does not satisfy any of the conditions. 
Beg you pardon,

let number set be

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15
or
7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15

Median or middle number is 7 and 7 numbers are greater than 7

So 7 can be median from A, similarly from B . Whats wrong ?

Bunuel · Answer

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 --> there are six numbers less than 7.
7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 --> no number is less than 7.

ygdrasil24 · Answer

I am showing only option A possibilties,

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 --> there are six numbers less than 7, but 7 greater than 7, right ?
7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 --> no number is less than 7, but 7 greater than 7, right ?

Bunuel · Answer

For the first statement the set can also be {-1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,  6 , 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15} --> median=6.

ygdrasil24 · Answer

hmmm. So median can be other than 7, the only thing is both sets have to be similar and taken together to arrive at median. correct me if I am wrong. One more thing, would it be advisable to target only 700 questions for practice/ improvement ? gmatclub has zillions of practice problems but not all can be solved in limited time / constraints we have :roll:

ygdrasil24 · Answer

For the first statement the set can also be {-1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15} --> median=6.[/quote]
hmmm. So median can be other than 7, the only thing is both sets have to be similar and taken together to arrive at median. correct me if I am wrong.

One more thing, would it be advisable to target only 700 questions for practice/ improvement ? gmatclub has zillions of practice problems but not all can be solved in limited time / constraints we have :roll:

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Bunuel, Can you pls reply.

Bunuel, Can you pls reply.

Bunuel · Answer

I don't understand what you mean by the red part. As for your second question, it depends on your current level. For more check here: how-to-improve-from-q44-mgmat-to-q48-in-2-3-weeks-159008.html#p1262935 Hope it helps.

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